“God has presented
me with a precious
gift”
Hannah’s Testimonies
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free from trying to get her husband
to love her, her focus changed. She
was blessed amongst women and
above all God loved her.
Why are you struggling so
much? Why are you forcing to be
noticed? Change your strategy.
Focus on God and you will enjoy
the fullness of God.
An excerpt from the book,
the Pain of Rejection, ... a tale of
two sisters by Pearl Ocloo Dua.
The book uses the story of
Rachel and Leah in the bible
as a backdrop to discuss the
issue of rejection.
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because she still didn’t have the
love of her husband. She blamed
Rachel for stealing her husband.
“…wasn’t it enough that you took
away my husband?” Genesis
30:15. This statement tells us that
she felt lonely in the marriage.
Rachel was hogging Jacob and
Leah was not happy. She was
happy to give away her son’s
mandrakes for a chance to sleep
with her husband. This union
resulted in Leah having another
son she named Issachar meaning
“God has rewarded me for giving
my maid to my husband.” Really?
Leah gave birth again to another
son and she named him Zebulun
saying “God has presented me with
a precious gift. This time my
husband will treat me with honour.”
She must have thought to herself “I
am tired of fighting for his love. I’ll
be happy if he treats me with
honour”.
I believe that after Leah was set